英语单词 | election |
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英美音标 | 英 [ɪ'lekʃn] 美 [ɪ'lekʃn] |
中文释义 | n.选举;当选;选举权 |
英语例句 | (1) Our party was routed at the election. (2) I may vote for her at the next election. (3) After the election the party was reduced to a rump. (4) The democrats hope to get back at the next election. (5) It's impossible to tell who will win the next election. |
中文例句 | (1) 我们党在竞选中被彻底击败了。 (2) 下届选举我可能选她。 (3) 选举之后,该党的党员所剩无几了。 (4) 民主党希望在下次大选中重新执政。 (5) 下届选举谁能获胜无法预知。 |
vocabulary简明 | An election is a vote to decide who will hold a political office. Every four years, there is the election of a new U.S. President. |
vocabulary扩展 | If you have been following politics for long, you'll hear about plenty of elections: votes held every few years for political office. Mayors, governors, judges, and the President are all put in office by elections. You can also speak of the election of a winner: for example, "Her election was close." An election can also mean any kind of choice, such as "his election to move to Vermont." All the meanings of this word have to do with exercising choice. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-VAR 可变名词]选举;推举 An election is a process in which people vote to choose a person or group of people to hold an official position.
2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]当选;选举获胜 The election of a particular person or group of people is their success in winning an election. [usu with poss]
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